Arax cupped Gracie's cheek with one of his hands. "Thank you for the barrier, love. I would have been lost if that bullet had taken you from me," he linked her.
"And I you," she answered.
Looking into her eyes, he saw the tiredness creeping up on her. He kissed her forehead gently. "Let us finish this so you can rest."
She nodded and turned back towards the crowd. They were aptly watching them, waiting for some kind of explanation or for something else to happen. This was the most exciting coronation they had ever had and some of the guardians were old enough to have been to several.
Gracie smiled. "I don't know how much is common knowledge but every royal heir is born with some form of power. Each is different. You have just witnessed one of mine. As for the other matter. As we speak
